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Schedule. (2), The Post Office Savings Bank (Rate of Interest) Order
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FORM A.
SIERRA LEONE POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK.
Book Office............................................................................................... . No .......................................... .
DECLARATION BY DEPOSITOR ON MAKING FIRST DEPOSIT.
I, (Name in full) ............................................................................................................................................................ .
(Occupation) ..................................................................................................................................................................... .
of (address) ............................................................................................................................................................................. .
do hereby declare to the Postmaster General that I am desirous on my own
behalf to become a depositor in the Savings Bank. I do further hereby
declare that I am not directly or indirectly entitled to any deposit in or
benefit from the funds of the Savings Bank nor to any sum or sums standing
in the name or names of any other person or persons in the books of the said
Savings Bank.
Save and except such benefit as I may be entitled to from being a member
of a Friendly Society legally established; or from such sums as may be standing
in my name as trustee jointly with the name or names and on behalf of any
other depositor or depositors.
Witness my hand this ........................ day o£. ........................................................... 19...... .
Signature ................................................................................................................................... .
Certificate to be signed where a first deposit is made by a person who is unable
to write.
I certify tha.t the foregoing Declaration has, before being made, been
first audibly, clearly and distinctly read over to the person making the same
in my presence and hearing, when he appeared perfectly to understand the
same and made his mark thereto in my presence.
Witness to Signature or Thumbprint and mark. Right Thumbprint
Signed by {Signature of Witness ................................:................................. ~-
!=r~:~tor Address . ............................................................................................ .
presence of Office or Qualification ............................... .................................. ,_______ ,
For official use Right Thumbprint
Si~ature or mark of Depositor
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Post O.ffice Savings Bank [Cap. 161
FoRM B.
SIERRA LEONE POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK.
DECLARATION BY THE TRUSTEE OF DEPOSITOR.
1/We, ......................................................................................................................................................................................... .
of .................................................................................................................................................................................................. .
do hereby declare to the Postmaster General that Ifwe amfare desirous of
becoming a Depositor(s) in the Savings Bank, as the Trustee(s) of. ............................ .
.................................................................................... , and Ijwe do further declare on behalf of
myself/ourselves also on behalf of the said ......................................................................................... .
.................................................................. , that we are not either jointly or severally directly
of indirectly entitled to any deposit or benefit from the funds of this or of any
other Savings Bank, nor to any sum or sums standing in the name or names of
any other person or persons in the books of the Savings Bank abovementioned.
Save and except such benefit as I or he may be entitled to from being a
member of a Friendly Society legally established; or from such sum or sums
as may be standing in my name as a depositor, on my own account, or as
Trustee jointly with the name or names and on behalf of any other Depositor
or Depositors.
Witness my hand this ...................... day o£. .......................................................... .19 ...... .
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Book Office ........................................................... .
No ................................................ .
Signature or Mark of Depositor
(The names of illiterate depositors to be shown).
Right thumbprint
of illiterate
r. 11 & 12.
FOR.M C. Rule 18.
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL FRO.M AN ACCOUNT STANDING IN ONE NAME.
IN THE CASE OF A TRUST OR JOINT AccOUNT, FORM D SHOULD BE USED.
N.B.-Care should be taken to enter the correct particulars, as any error may cause delay in receiving the money.
A Ccpy here particulars of Account as printed on cover of
Deposit Book. This space is for use in the P.O. only.
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This form
is of no value
as a security
for money.
Office ...................................................................................................... .
Number ...................................................................................................................... ..
To the Postmaster-General.
Take Notice-
That I wish to withdraw the sum of·
Date.............................. day of............................ ..
,.--1.from the Deposit Account bearing the above description in the books of the Post Office Savings Bank.
NOTE.-If the Applicant cannot write, his thumbprint and
mark must be affixed aga;nst his name in the presence of a witness,
who must sign the following form, giving his address and occupation
and certifying that the person named is personally known-
The said .............................................................................................................................................. ..
made his mark hereto in my presence. Signature
of
Signature ............................................................................................................................................. 1
Address .................................................................................................................................................. .
Occupation ........................................................................................................................................ ..
Applicant{ ............................................................................................................................ ..
Address ............................................................................................................................. .
Occupation ............................................................................................................................ ..
.. ............ 19.......... ..
*If the account is to
be closed, state the
sum due according to
the book, and insert the
words " and Interest to
nloRA Account".
Thumbprint of
Depositor.
If Illiterate
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FORM D. Rule 26
NoTICE OF WITHDRAWAL FROM AN AccouNT STANDING IN Two OR MORE NAMES.
In the case of an account standing in One Name, Form 0 should be used.
N.B.-Care should be taken to enter the correct particulars, as any error may cause delay in receiving the money.
This form is of no
value as a security
for money.
Copy here particulars of account as printed on cover of
Deposit Book.
Office .......................................... .
Number .................................... .
To the Postmaster General, Freetown.
*
£ s. d.
Take Notice-
That we wish to withdraw the sum of
This space is for use in the P.O. _only.
£ l s. I d.
Dated .................. day o£... ........................... 19...... .
* If the account is to be
closed, state the sum due
according to the book, and
insert the words " and
interest to close account."
from the Deposit Account bearing the above description in the books of the Post Office Savings Bank.
NoTE.-If the applicant cannot write, his mark must be affixed against
his name, in the presence of a witness, who must sign the following
form, giving his address and occupation. ·
The said.................................... made his mark hereto in my presence.
Signature ............................................................................................ .
Address .............................................................................................. ..
Occupation ...................................................................................... .
Signatures,
Addresses,
and
Occupations
of all parties
to the
Account.
P.O. Form No. 61.
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Cap. 161] Post O.ifice Savings Bank
FoRM E.
POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK, SIERRA LEONE.
Withdrawal on Demand. AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
FIVE POUNDS.
Depositor's Book.
Office ......................................................................................... .
No ................................................................................................ . Date ................................................
To the Postmaster of... .......................................................................................................................................... .
I (Full name as in the Account) ......................... ............................................................................................ .
wish to withdraw forthwith the sum of. ................................................................................................... .
(write in words)
from the amount standing to my credit in the above described Amount.
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Signature of Depositor.
I hereby acknowledge receipt of
the above-named amount.
Signature of Depositor.
Witness to thumbprint and mark. .......................................................... .
Address ............................................................................... :............................................. .
Occupation .................................................................................................................... .
Signature of Paying Officer.
Thumbprint of
Dliterate
Depositor
Stamp of
Paying Office
No alteration or erasure on the above form is permissible. If a form is
spoilt, a fresh form must be completed.
RULES FOR " ON DEMAND " WITHDRAWALS.
(To be printed on the back of Form" E ").
(1) When a depositor wishes to withdraw a sum not exceeding five
pounds, he may, without previous notice, apply for payment at the office
named in the Account and if, upon production of the depositor's book, the
Savings Bank officer is satisfied that sufficient amount is standing to the
depositor's credit to allow of payment of the required amount, and if such
payment can be made without inconvenience to the business of the Post
Office, the Savings Bank officer may make payment accordingly, subject to
the following rules-
(a) The application must be as in Form P.O. No. 73 and must he
accompanied by the depositor's book.
(b) Payment shall be made only to the depositor in person.
(c) The depositor shall produce evidence to the satisfaction of the
Savings Bank officer that he is the person entitled to receive the amount
stated in the application.
(d) That a specimen of the depositor's signature or thumbprint is
available in the depositor's book.
(e) The depositor must sign the receipt or make his mark and
thumbprint on the form of application in the presence of the paying
officer and that receipt shall be a good discharge to the Postmaster
General for the sum specified in the application.
(f) That no alteration or erasure of any kind appears on the form.
(g) The paying officer shall enter the amount paid in the depositor's
book and attest the entry with his signature and the date-stamp of
his office.
(h) When deposits stand in the name of more persons than one, all
such persons shall attend and sign the necessary application and receipt.
(i) Such" on demand" withdrawals shall only be made at the office
named in the account.
(2) This rule shall apply only to accounts in the name of an individual,
to joint accounts and to trustee accounts.
r. 30.
FoRM F.
ORDER BY A DEPOSITOR WHO CANNOT ATTEND PERSONALLY TO
Depositor's Book.
Place ...................................... .
No ............................................. .
RECEIVE PAYMENT.
To THE PosTMASTER GENERAL,
SIERRA LEONE.
No. of Warrant ............
Date of do ..................... .
I, the undersigned, do hereby authorise and direct .......................................................... .
the Bearer of this Order, to receive on my Account the sum of............... :..........................
due to me under the above-described Warrant of the Savings Bank, for which
sum the receipt of _the above-named person shall be a good and sufficient
discharge.
As witness my hand, this ........................ day of... ..................................................................... 19......
...................................................... Signature* l ~
............................................................... Address 8.
...................................................... Occupation J~
* Illiterate depositors to make their Right thumbprint.
N.B.-If the Depositor be resident beyond the
limits of Sierra Leone or its Protectorate, his
signature must be verified by some Constituted
Authority of the place in which he resides.
In proof of such verification this order form must
bear, in addition to the signature, the impression of
the Official Seal of the Constituted Authority of the
place in which the Depositor resides.
FoRM G. Rule 35.
CLAIM oF FuNDS oF A DECEASED DEPOSITOR.
SIERRA LEONE PosT OFFICE SAVINGS BANK.
To be completed by Persons claiming the Funds of a Deceased Depositor in the Post Office Savings Bank, who has not made
a Will, or to whose Effects Administration has not been taken out.
I, .................................... do solemnly and sincerely declare that I am the lawful... ................................. (state relationship) of, and of nearest kin
to .................................... who died on the ................................................ without leaving any Will, as I have reason to believe, and I claim. ........................................ .funds
which remain due to the deceased depositor in the Post Office Savings Bank, Sierra Leone, and I make this solemn declaration
conscientiously believing the same to be true.
Declared and subscribed before me
at
this .............................. da y of. ...................................................................... .
19 ...... .
{Magistrate for
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Signature
of
Claimant.
{ Place of
Residence.
P.O. Form No. 73.
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